CHILL OUT TIME

 SATURDAY - Went over to York hospital after picking Helen's mother up her father did look slightly better than before but I doubt he will becoming home any time soon  ,He fell in the bathroom he missed the toilet and ended up on his behind not good ,  but who knows if the hospital needs the bed he could be discharged specially because he wont be living on his own he will be with his wife although she is not too steady on her feet it is a disaster waiting to happen so far Helen has been staying over the Saturday and Sunday next week she cant and the weekend after she has commitments made ages ago . Hopefully her Mother will have her sons visit and take her to the hospital if her dad is still in .

After leaving the Hospital we took her mother to Tesco for some food essentials , bought Helen a bottle of Bailey's as well as food she wanted over the weekend she was staying with her Mother another fifty quid spend and people ask why is it your still working have a fcuking guess .

Got home just around half past eight cooked battered fish and chips for tea with a curry sauce .

SUNDAY - Went shopping bought some steak for my tea also got the dogs a steak also bought some sticky toffee puddings and a cartoon of custard binged watch the second series of The Gentlemen a few twisters in there very good not sure which is best The Gentlemen or Mobland .

Cooked both steaks the dogs had theirs first I did mine after with some garlic and rosemary potatoes and stemmed broccoli .I have six days annual leave coming up in October I have weds to Friday and Monday to Wednesday plus the weekend breaks two weeks up hopefully we get out in the van or if not get to go round York it has been a while since we have had a day out in York . 

JOB NOT DONE

 FRIDAY - It is raining all day its grey and dull no sun the leaves are falling and it is getting colder and windier and I am back at work tonight but I don't care I am not in prison or in Hospital or worse still the mortuary so I am happy and grateful to be in the here and now. I have my van back food in the cupboards , freezer and fridge I am content it is my Birthday towards the end of the month and I have it better than my father had it not bragging or boosting but I think that he would agree and be proud that I have achieved what I have .Although saying that he did good and was a decent man and did himself better than his own Father that's how it is suppose to be each generation has a better quality of life 

I wish my son would out do me on every level I would not be envious if  he had himself a  better house ,well paid  job , a nice car and travelling the world but he hasn't . At one stage in his life  he was doing ok and was well on his way .

He had a decent car and  Suzuki motorbike with  a well paid job that he liked  and a girlfriend he loved they were holidaying in Greece and having a decent life . 

That was until drugs took over his life including crack cocaine and heroin as a result of this he now has nothing and owns nothing apart from what he carries around with him in a backpack and plastic carrier bag. 

He begs ,borrows and steals as well as taking from shops he also is paid  benefits he receives extra because he is homeless he lives on the street.

 He more than likely earns more money than I do but it all goes on the white powder that drives his addiction. If he is super  lucky he has maybe  eight years left  which means he will be dead before he is forty , if not super lucky he could drop dead any time through freezing conditions , an overdose or a violence incident or medical .We tired to help him numerous times  he does ok gets money and goes back to square one we honestly believe he prefers his world to anything normal its so sad .

I doubt that  he will never have a son unless his life  does a 360. My biggest failure in life is him perhaps in the end my father achieved more than I ever did .The picture below is My father, mother and twin sister and myself around circa  1961

IT SUCKS

 MONDAY - Dropped the van off at the garage for its M.O.T told them to go easy on her hopefully they do .Got a taxi home to the top of Dunford road and cooked a breakfast for myself Helen is still with her Mum. Got a call back from the mechanic it needs some welding doing and the emissions failed going to cost around £350 to put right I wont get back until Wednesday as the garage I took it to does not do welding .

TUESDAY -Took the Dyson cordless vacuum  back to PcWorld it was only running for five minutes until it needed charging again which is useless we got a better model at a higher price but hopefully it sucks for more than five minutes if only .We also bought the extra three tools for £99 now wonder Sir James Dyson is worth £15 billion . On the way back home had dinner at Wetherby Whaler had a bottle of Magners and fish and chips now I don't want to go to work .

WEDNESDAY - Received the Dyson v10 it is better than the one we exchanged it for it has a green light that on our laminate floor shows all the dust it also has three levels of suction so far the battery seems fine .

THURSDAY - Picked the van up today at a cost of £620 which included a mini service oil change filter and air filter it was £200 for the welding and £140 to sort out the exhaust emissions and a few quid to replace a brake light , street legal for another year .

Went over to Acaster picked Helen's Mother up drove her to the post office to pay some bills before going to York Hospital to see her father .I had phoned work to take the day off work .He had been transferred to a different ward  he was sat out on the corridor he was happy to see us .On the way back to Acaster we went to Tesco at Clifton Moor to get something for tea Helen bought some off white jeans.

BACK AND FORTH

 SATURDAY - Went back over to Acaster Malbis we took over two Ring cameras two 13amp double wall  sockets with usb ports .Martin Helen's brother was going to install he cameras and wire in the sockets to the living room and kitchen .The dishwasher was also fixed it had been leaking and the laminate flooring had blown .It was installed by Curry's Pc World  a few months ago when it was first fitted it was not receiving and water so they came and solved the issue but left it dripping ever so slowly but over time it has continuously caused the damp and wetness to spread and in the process ruined the floor .

I drove us all over to Curry's at Clifton Moor and long story short they are sending someone out to access the damage .

Leaving Curry's we went over to York Hospital to visit Helen's farther he was on a ward where one patient had tested positive for covid him having Copd and emphysema is not what we wanted to hear if we wanted to visit we had to wear face masks we refused he was allowed to come out on the corridor we didn't stay long he looked shocking he had not shaved was unkempt and a red sore eye and didn't look his best it was upsetting I dropped them of back at park home and I drove home Helen was staying over with her Mum she was going to cook them some food and do some cleaning it was 20.30 by the time I had got home .

I cooked some chilli chicken thighs with fries and roti bread and watched some You Tube went to bed starfish time .

SUNDAY I am picking Helen up tomorrow after I have dropped the van off at Holmfirth garage for its first M.O.T with us as owners fingers and toes crossed it sails through .Told Helen if it does I will buy her some ear pods that she wants might even treat myself to some Airpods 5 with wireless charging .

BACK TO H

 SATURDAY -  It is the 26th of September Helen's dad was taken to the accident and emergency department for various check ups we will find more out later hopefully he makes a full recovery of whatever is ailing him .We will be going over there tomorrow .

Went to Finlay's fish restaurant in Holmfirth we tried eating there before but never got a table the the price fair fish and chips with curry sauce was excellent the sticky toffee pudding desert up there with the best of them we will be going again in the not too distant future .

SUNDAY - Helens dad was home from hospital we went to their park home and fitted a Blurams camera so we could check if thy need any help mainly in case they fall over .

THURSDAY - Went over to Helen's parents her father had fallen had was back in York Hospital there was blood on the bed from his injury he sustained to his arm when he fell in the bedroom we bought her Mother a new duvet and cover with pillow cases and fitted sheet they don't have a spare set .Even though we washed the bedding they don't have a tumbler dryer ,

FRIDAY - Went to Glossop to Marks and Spencer's bought some food not a lot still came to  £104 money dissolves it vanishes quicker than it appears , specially when I keep ordering stuff from Amazon from a Solakaka mechanical keyboard , 36 AAA Duracell batteries , Gillette fusion blades  and 12 x remote led down lights for Helen's office .and Japanese chefs knife to name just a few .I wont mention the cost of diesel at £2.00 a litre .

IT'S OUT CRAZY I KNOW

 FRIDAY - After being stood from last Sunday the van does not start it jump starts using the Noco jump starter unit first time and it starts again when it is disconnected it is just the initial start up .I reckon I need a new batterie and take it from there .

SATURDAY - Went to Curry's PcWorld Helen bought a Vax wet and dry vacuum cleaner it should have been £349 it had a 40% discount we paid £208 we also bought  Dyson V8 advanced this was also half price we paid £148 .We tried the Vax on the upstairs carpets very good the handle is  detachable and you can use it to target dirt patches or stains for all intense and purposes it is a battery operated water pistol it didn't work  replaced the batteries 2x AAA  still no joy we can life without this option .The Dyson's batterie is suppose to last 40 minutes it does twenty tops then takes five hours to charge not impressed when it has power it's great no power no suction .

MONDAY - Phoned in work  sick with sickness and diarrhoea  got to be 48 hours clear before returning .

TUESDAY - Took Helen to A&E at 03.00 in the morning she checked out ok I wont go in to details we was out for 07.00 a.m in the afternoon we went back to a different part of HRI to get Helen's bloods taken and sent of for testing .

Took the head unit out of the van totally isolated the van key fob would not even open the central locking ,recharged the battery from 0% to 100% 

THURSDAY - Took Helen for a ultra sound all was good no issues all clear .

FRIDAY - The vans battery is still 100% hopefully problem solved need another head unit .Went back to work crazy I know should have had the full week off .

CASTLE HOWARD REVISITED

 SUNDAY - Drove the van up the old 5 mile road know as the Avenue Castle Howard is about half way up go through two gatehouses one is a pyramid and Carrnire gate turn right at the obelisk and you will enter the car park of Castle Howard  where Brideshead Revisited and Bridgerton were filmed .We walked around the gardens it was a hot sunny day the American tourists were walking the grounds we bought cakes and on the way out we stopped for coffee , tea and cakes Helens cousin Sharon meet us at the road side , we got a few strange looks from cars passing by .